Changing my computer name vista

I already log in using the fingerprint scanner, and I don't want to lose that as well as all my other data associated with the current username. Is there a tweak in the registry I could make to get this done? You should be able to do that through the User Accounts utility in the Control Panel. I'm still learning my way around Vista, though, so I may be wrong on that.

DTrump , Aug 15, NJ07 , Aug 15, No, I tried the User Account panel already but it only changes my display name within Vista. At logon and in various settings throughout Vista, my name is still misspelled. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.

I have the same question 0. If so, you can easily change it to a more friendly name. Doing so can have many benefits, especially on a home network.

Changing the computer name is performed the same way no matter what system you are running — Vista, XP or Windows 7. NOTE: Before starting, make sure any programs or applications that you have open are closed. You will see your current Windows computer name in the Computer name: field as well as the full name if your computer is a member of a Windows Domain which many home users are not members of a Domain.

You will then see a dialog box informing you that you must restart the computer for the changes to take place. If you use Google Chrome, you need to install this now. AWS launches new EC2 instance type for high performance computing tasks. Developers, DevOps, or cybersecurity?

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